Journal article
The place of health and the health of place: Dengue fever and urban governance in Putrajaya, Malaysia
Abstract
This case study investigates the connections among urban planning, governance and dengue fever in an emerging market context in the Global South. Key informant interviews were conducted with leading figures in public health, urban planning and governance in the planned city of Putrajaya, Malaysia. Drawing on theories of urban political ecology and ecosocial epidemiology, the qualitative study found the health of place - expressed as …
Authors
Mulligan K; Elliott SJ; Schuster-Wallace C
Journal
Health & Place, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 613–620
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2012
DOI
10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.01.001
ISSN
1353-8292